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Votes at a glance: Port Arthur City Council actions, March 18, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal motions, resolutions and ordinances voted on March 18, including approvals of a utility contract, several capital projects, a ground lease and other items.
This is a concise summary of formal actions taken by the Port Arthur City Council at its March 18, 2025 meeting. Items below record the motion text, mover and seconder where provided, and the outcome as announced in the council meeting.
Votes at a glance
- PR 24150 — Resolution authorizing the city manager to execute an industrial district agreement with Entergy Texas Incorporated for the Legend power station project. Motion made and seconded; approved as read.
- PR 24226 — Resolution to enter into a ground lease with Diligence Offshore Services LLC for approximately 2,274 acres for energy facilities (see separate article). Motion: approve PR 24226. Mover: Councilmember James Lewis; Second: Councilmember Frank. Outcome: approved (roll-call recorded as Beckham no; Doucette yes; Frank yes; Everfield no; Lewis yes; Mayor Barty yes).
- PR 23968 — Change order #1 to BDS Contractors LLC (MK Constructors) for Woodworth Boulevard Streetscape Improvement Project to excavate and backfill water lines: additional $32,980, add 54 days; new contract total stated in resolution. Motion made and seconded; approved.
- PR 24199 / DR1P06 — Alleyway reconstruction and drainage repairs (between Dallas Ave and San Antonio Ave) awarded to Texas Materials/CRH: amount not to exceed $562,099.60. Motion made and seconded; approved.
- PR 24211 — Contract with Southeast Texas Construction Corp. for repair of piers and gazebos (Lakefront Drive, South Levee Park piers and pier adjacent to Pleasure Island condos): amount not to exceed $227,484 (document text shows funding and project number). Motion made and seconded; approved.
- PR 24216 — Change order #1 to GeoFuel Construction for restroom renovations at Lakefront Park: increase $28,547.50 to total $234,722.50. Motion made and seconded; approved.
- PR 24219 — Resolution to require TABC-licensed vendor service of alcohol at the Robert A. Bowers Civic Center and disallow guests bringing alcohol. Motion made and seconded; roll-call resulted in a 3–3 split and the measure failed.
- PR 24225 — Special road use and indemnity agreement with Duffield (company name as written in resolution). Motion made and seconded; approved.
- PR 24090 — Contract between the city and Port Arthur American Little League for use of specified park fields. Motion made and seconded; approved.
- PR 24182 — Resolution rescinding a prior resolution related to purchase of a vehicle lift for city maintenance garage (Southeast Texas Automotive Equipment); motion made and seconded; approved.
- PR 24206 — FY2026 amendment with Texas Department of State Health Services, Immunization branch (increase $162,630; new total noted in resolution). Motion made and seconded; approved.
- PR 24209 — Appointments to the Port Arthur Youth Advisory Council (three named appointees). Motion made and seconded; approved.
- Ordinance 73-13 and Ordinance 73-20 — Two separate ordinances suspending proposed rates filed by intrastate gas utilities (centered on gas reliability infrastructure program filings). Motions made and seconded; council approved motions to suspend the effective dates for further review.
What this list does and doesn’t show: Each vote recorded above is the council’s action on motions and resolutions as announced during the meeting. Most approvals fund or authorize work that will proceed through city administration, engineering or procurement processes; individual project budgets and contractor progress remain subject to future change orders, inspections and required state or federal permits.
